August 2017

In the hyper-connected and always-in-touch world we live in, we think it’s a welcome breath of fresh air to spend time with our families actually looking up, laughing, and talking to each other and not looking down at screens. Not only that, playing games offers...

Good morning everyone! In the middle of final preparations for GenCon50 right now. It should be a fun filled and extremely busy end to the week! Target is now accepting pre-orders for Bob Ross Art of Chill Online: https://www.target.com/p/bob-ross-the-art-of-chill-board-game/-/A-52564912 Games will ship out for delivery on October 1st, 2017...

Long before Harry Potter made Wizarding a common verb in the lexicon of America’s youth, Wizards were enchanting young people with their mystical and magical powers. Obviously, Wizards have played a major role in popular entertainment via film and television. Gandolf of the Lord of the...

Younger Gamers and the Return to Physical or Low Tech Games
Whenever I meet a parent anywhere and tell them I am in the board game business, among the first comments I hear is "wow, thank you for helping to offer an alternative to 'screen time'...

Cooperative Board Games Are Changing The Way We Play
We all remember playing games like Monopoly when we were growing up. Monopoly, like most of the games of that time, is designed as a competitive game where players are pitted against one another to either win...

What a wild ride it’s been for Big G since we first decided to enter the board game business after GenCon 2016. On the 15th of August, the Big G team is packing up a UHaul with games, our booth, and a lot of excitement....

GeekDad.com runs down the weeks news for tabletop gaming!
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"It’s submarines at Target, a nearly sold out Gen Con, apes, killers, demons, dragons, sheep, and much more in this week’s edition of the tabletop game news roundup. Let’s Re-Roll things… DIVE! DIVE! Target...

Be sure to keep an eye on the ENnie winners being announced at Gen Con 50!
Check out this article by Polygon.com
"The ENnie nominations for 2017 are out, and they include some of the best new products in the world of tabletop role-playing. The capstone award is...

Today is National Coloringbook Day 2017! In the spirit of Bob Ross, be sure to do a little coloring today to release those creative juices. Don't forget the Bob Ross: Art of Chill Game will be available at Target on Oct 1. So make sure to follow...